i think decent lighting is a must before some of these things. i bought an Led desk lamp for less than £20 and it has transformed my ability to get better results.
Things I would consider for the final 10 - Makeup brush for drybrushing - Milliput for any base modeling and gap fixing needs - Gloss varnish for shiny details - Matte varnish finish spray
A thin layer of gloss varnish can also help your washes flow very nicely right where you want it to, it also acts as a sort of "save button" incase you mess something up
Of course. People need to know whether they enjoy the hobby or not before investing a lot of money into it, and such honesty will incline them to buying their product later if they do, so it's a win/win.
oh please so gullible, it's marketing. just not direct... like there was no need at all to bring up his specific product in this video. just a sneaky way to bring back those brushes in people consciousness. Not to mention he has a link to his brushes/stuff before any links to the other stuff he talked about lol.
@@MrSteelface96 Does that mean your freewill was over ridden and you were coerced into clicking the link and purchasing? If not then what is your point? Obviously anyone who produces something intends to sell it. If you created a product would you instead feel shame and conceal it from public knowledge? You say others are gullible but this is just stupid.
These guys are so humble. They know if they help a newbie take their first steps in the hobby they will remember it. And later on, once established, they may remember that by buying their products later on.
When you are starting dollar stores / supermarkets are your best bet. You can buy almost everything from the list there (except for paints). And the best tip of them all is: Buy less than you think you need, start the hobby and buy the things you need as you go - it will save you a ton of money.
Literally cut the bottom part of a coke bottle when I started. Made a notch on the rim and it worked wonders cause the ridges on the bottom were actually really nice to get the paint out of the brush lol
I spend Money on a Harder and Steenbeck Evolution Squidmar 2024 Black Edition and it just arrived in the Mail. I am so hyped. Also it is just stunning and so nice to handle. Am so happy :)))
I can add that very good advice if you are going to buy Citadel colors and live near a Warhammer store, then you can buy 10 colors and then you get the most expensive of them. But unfortunately this only applies to purchases in their physical stores. Another good tip is that you can very often find grass and the like at significantly better prices in stores for model railways and they also have other consumables, such as paint.
Ironically enough I just visited a modelling store for ww2 vehicles and trains. They have SO MUCH stuff and it's so cheap. Tools, static grass, bushes, paints, and let's not forget the washes. Aall at a reasonable price. A rust wash for £2.50 and the dude was kind enough to prepare samples lmao
awesome idea and i loved that you actually did not recommend your own product, thats just unimaginable these days, actually getting advice instead of jsut getting advertisement. really appreciate it
i still use that same type of super after 20 years, works the best, and activator is super useful to have a round. I gave up on generic plastic glue a long time ago
another really nice thing for basing assuming you are just interesting in making a simple ground texture are vallejo texture pastes, they are WAYYYY cheaper than the citadel ones they come in huge amounts, and are great for dry brushing, adding pigments etc
I got a bunch of sand from a local playground, used a fine sieve to get it nice and fine, then i put it in the oven for about half an hour to kill any grossness
I bought a box of coffee stirrers on Amazon for like 15 bucks, came with literally like a thousand at least. If i ever need to buy coffee stirrers again I'll be amazed
for coffee stir sticks another option if your willing to fork over a whole dollar is dollar stores you can get packages of 100 or more for a dollar i know this cause i am coming from a D&D background and alot of my terrain and doors and map pieces were made with these
Genuinely, you don't even need a sponge for a homemade wet palette. I used a few layers of wet paper towel for a long while, and I still like it better than the sponges in some wet palettes I've tried in the years since.
Great Vid, as always. Thanks Guys. I thought it was funny that it's all about how to START in miniature painting, but the basing materials section is for more advanced modellers. I glued sand and painted in browns and greens for the first 10 years of the hobby :)
The word you were looking for was jetty or dock. Fishermen can call it a peg, but that's because they call any specific space they fish at a peg, including just a plaque with a number next to a canal, lake or river.
This video is great even for an avid painter and modeler as it gives us alternatives to use if we go out to a store or a convention to not bring our more expensive equipment with us. And I can’t wait to get my squigmar evolution black that’s in transit now in the US.
I always toyed around with the idea of getting into painting minis but needing spray paints, compressors and air brushes were just big turn-offs for me. I don't really have a place where I can do a whole lot of spray-based painting.
GSW did refresh their line of paints recently. It could be worth a shot to test them. Also, l am not a fan of redgrass games wet pallet, I think the exemplar is better and keeps the paint usable for longer when spread thin, so you dont have that intermittent drying on the pallet paper and having to remix paint as often. Nothing wrong with getting a ~$100 airbrush first. They can be resold if the hobby falls through and instantly and make the painting process more enjoyable once you figure out the quirks. Brush painting is a slog to do when you can just blast a ton of stuff with air.
Great video, thanks for all of the info! Just a heads up, that black matte rustoleum paint is not matte whatsoever. It’s at minimum, semi-gloss and will not take standard acrylic paint easily. Your paint will bead up and not go down in an even layer. Unfortunately I bought 4 cans off of Amazon and didn’t try them out until after the return window was already up, so after I prime my models I have to go back over the primer with a matte clear spray so that they’re usable.
The best basing purchase I made was a literal sandbag from Lowe's. It came filled with different sized sand so I just sifted all the fine stuff out. So now I have a box full of small rocks and a bucket of sand.
If you live close to the sea, just take a bag and fill up from the beach.. take it home, sift to get rid of any garbage or undesirables.. if youa re lucky you will get shells and small rocks.. Sure Lowe's may be easier, but never overlook what you can get for free..
Random question you may not be able to answer : in your background i often see massive paint racks, like the ones in game stores, I'd love to get my hands on something like that for my own painting space, but i've not been able to find where to get them
Interesting, but I'd say is waaay more important to spend your money in a good desk lamp rather than an airbrush. You can paint perfectly fine without airbrush, a good light is a game changer.
A money saving tip, don't buy the paint "sets" well starting out either, unless you know you'll use them all, just buy the individual paints you know you'll actually use I made that mistake and I still have half the paints from the set I've never touched 💀
You are not entirely wrong, but i think you are not entirely right either. You can get paints + tools sets (both 40k and AoS) for roughly 30-40$ and while the selection of coulours isn't the greatest you get few decent paints, very usable wash and texture paste on the top. Add about 15$ for whatever set of three synthetic brushes. Make wet pallete from your home supplies (paper towels are fine if you don't have a sponge) and you are set. Buy any models you like and glue to put them together for rest of the money. That is how i started and it gives you very decent perspective if this hobby is for you or not. Sure, when you are building an actual army, you want that spray-can primer, basing tufts and maybe even the airbrush. But for first couple of models it is really not that important.
When I was a beginner I used whatever was lying around. I wish I would’ve just bought the better more expensive tools at the jump. It’s made me a faster, more precise, and better painter with them. It was spendy, but it cut my time in half, and I value my time more than anything.
I wouldn't start with Kolinsky brushes as a beginner. When you have painted for some time and have some knowledge about proper brush care, then sure. When you start miniature painting and haven't really painted anything else before you will pretty sure mess up some brushes. With cheap brushes no problem, with kolinsky and similar brands it hurts a lot more.
Just as a fellow hobbyist fyi: I've been having mostly positive experiences with Greenstuffworld paints personally, and they also just had a rework of their formula, basically making the same improvements as Army Painter just without the publicity campaign. And at the same pricepoint as before, **cough cough** unlike Army Painter. Not fanboying for GSW, they definitely have their shortcomings, and i intend to try both ranges thoroughly, just felt it was a tad unfair to dismiss them wholecloth... kbai 👍
Roubloff are fantastic brushes. I have all brushes money could buy, my favorites are Raphael 8404 size 2. BUT roubloff have "almost" the same quality with a fraction of their price! I could not recommend their kolinsky brushes more.
Annnd you get a sponge for free, with every purchase you make. I would rather recomend to make a airbrush workshop or something like that. The problem with cheap airbrush and compesor is that they can make your work unnescecery difficult, witch may lead preatty fast to a replacemant.
Squidmar, Ive seen you and other pro level painters working with a program that they can upload pictures of the model they are working on so they can roughly sketch in color to choose a paint scheme. Do you have a video covering this yet? I have also seen you using it to break down other artist work. Was hoping Google, or Microsoft had a cheap or free app or software I could use this.
Quick question before diving into the video! Do you guys have any set of instructions for your H&S airbrush? I just got my evolution black edition but haven't teawked it at all because I'm not sure what each component does. Thanks!
You shouldn't have to tweak it! Harder and Steenbeck have a ton of detailed guides on the brushes on their yt, you can also check our ultimate guide video
Started to laugh at the 8 minuet mark where they suggest to get Citadel or Vallejo model colour paint but holding game colour. it is such a dumb thing to notice.
Even though they are cheap, I wouldn’t recommend an airbrush and, quote on quote, “a shitty compressor”. Save that money and save up some more and buy a decent compressor and airbrush one or two months later instead. And with decent I’m talking maybe 80-100$ for the airbrush and 70-90$ for the compressor. That stuff will last you a lifetime, the 20$ for an TEMU airbrush and compressor will (very) sion need to be replaced.
But why superglue for plastic? Honestly super glue even with activator is a very bad advice for those that are just startling. Don't get me wrong it is a great tool to have but not instead of normal plastic glue. Also airbrush isn't really needed at the beginning, a dry brush is all you need. Learn the basics then move up and go for airbrush.
Personally I would recommend Rosemary & Co Kolinsky brushes over Raphael or Windsor & Newton. Always found them to give a much better result for the price point!
@@britzolas if you haven't accidentally taken a sip of paint water are you really a miniature painter? The worst is once I accidentally "cleaned" my brush in my expensive whiskey instead of the paint cup...
if you dont have one of those sponge pads for the wet palette, you can just use a couple layers of paper towel as a substitute, you'll just have to replace it everytime you use it
Or a microfiber washcloth. Heck I used sponge bricks for years. And I met a dude who would lay his palette paper on a soaked piece of cardboard, definitely single use, but it worked for him.
As someone who has been building injection mold plastic gunpla for years, I sincerely have no idea how GW gets away with asking such outrageous prices for their minis.
It's our fault, we keep paying the ridiculous prices. Hopefully the growing 3d printed market will force them to make some changes. Doubt it though. They'll go down with to the ship before they slash prices
Elitism. I know dudes who feel superior when they buy GW minis, compared to others who buy other brands or print their own stuff. And their painting skills also suck in comparison with the others.
They get away with it because in order to play the game in GW tournies or even warhammer shops etc, you HAVE to use their models. GW has a captive market because you're paying for the game as well as the models.
@@thrrax never ever heard about this. Are you sure? For me it just seems like they like that universe instead of random models. Just like you are fan of a movie or video game eg Zelda, then why would you buy some random stuff. But Yeah painting skills on Warhammer is some of the worst Ive seen but thats because some people just want to play so they dip the minis in 3 different paints and they are done
@@VanDiemensLander good luck detecting 3D-printed models in a painted army :). From my experience it's not as much tournament factor as that non-original models can be more difficult to assemble and paint for a beginner. Resin sometimes behaves funny with regular glue for example and large models often come warped and require adjustment before assembly. Also newcomers mostly have no knowledge of the alternatives. That helps GW to keep their ridiculous prices.
A good alternative idea is the "everyday carry" of painting for you/other painters in the hobby. We all have a massive range of paints, brushes and tools. But which are the defaults that we always reach for? Paints might change, but what are the things that you use on every project.
You forgot a Drybrush, Brush, because for like a Necron Army Drybrushing is literally demanding and i love it on biger modells for metall. For basing Buy freakin Bird sand! it has little Chalk in there and you get the 5kg package for 2 Dollars, then glue it on the base let it dry it gets hard like crazy than you paint it with cheap Acrilic Paint from a dollar shop and then drybrush it. I doo all my bases like this and then add kork, static gras tuffts and stuff( mostly is do kork before)
Just use a small make up brush for a drybrush. Dirt cheap and tough. Agree with you on the bird sand or if you want really fine texture, chinchilla dust.
Its baffling to me that this is a "do this when you start" video and they are already suggesting using Sable brushes, and buying citadel paints.. also they waste 20th of the budget on tools and primer.. I spent £8 on 30 size 00 brushes.. sure theya rent great.. but only 2 have lost the tip and i am using it until they break..
@@MarkOfTzeentch If the objective was purely to save cash, why the hell are we in this hobby?! I get your point but you have to admit that using a quality brush for detail work does make a difference. Same with decent primers. It saves so much heartache further down the process that it’s worth investing in a decent brand from the start.
Yes.. i agree it helps massively.. however, I wouldnt tell a beginner trying to get into the hobby "oh btw buy this £10 brush, make sure you treat it right, or else the only thing it'll be good for is drybrushing or terrain.. @@simonrobinson4761
i think decent lighting is a must before some of these things. i bought an Led desk lamp for less than £20 and it has transformed my ability to get better results.
Do you have the link or the name to check ?
I second this, I use a desk lamp with a magnifier on it and I cannot live without it
I have also learned this lesson the hard way.
I was going to say the same thing. Good lighting is as much important as a good brush.
I love lamp!
Things I would consider for the final 10
- Makeup brush for drybrushing
- Milliput for any base modeling and gap fixing needs
- Gloss varnish for shiny details
- Matte varnish finish spray
A thin layer of gloss varnish can also help your washes flow very nicely right where you want it to, it also acts as a sort of "save button" incase you mess something up
@@tyjames3339had to "reload my save" doings some pauldrons just the other day.
Lends a lot of authenticity to the advice in the video that they suggest cheaper brands than their own product. Respect.
Everybody already knows if you buy Squidmar's brushes and airbrush kit, you instantly get around 30% better at painting. It's in the fine print!
Of course. People need to know whether they enjoy the hobby or not before investing a lot of money into it, and such honesty will incline them to buying their product later if they do, so it's a win/win.
oh please so gullible, it's marketing. just not direct... like there was no need at all to bring up his specific product in this video. just a sneaky way to bring back those brushes in people consciousness. Not to mention he has a link to his brushes/stuff before any links to the other stuff he talked about lol.
@@MrSteelface96 Does that mean your freewill was over ridden and you were coerced into clicking the link and purchasing? If not then what is your point? Obviously anyone who produces something intends to sell it. If you created a product would you instead feel shame and conceal it from public knowledge? You say others are gullible but this is just stupid.
These guys are so humble. They know if they help a newbie take their first steps in the hobby they will remember it. And later on, once established, they may remember that by buying their products later on.
When you are starting dollar stores / supermarkets are your best bet. You can buy almost everything from the list there (except for paints). And the best tip of them all is: Buy less than you think you need, start the hobby and buy the things you need as you go - it will save you a ton of money.
I need more of Lukas heckling Emil from off-screen in my life
Also, for pigments, literally go buy chalk pastels. Specifically chalk pastels, may say “oil free” but I just picked up a pack of 12 earth tones for
Literally cut the bottom part of a coke bottle when I started. Made a notch on the rim and it worked wonders cause the ridges on the bottom were actually really nice to get the paint out of the brush lol
10:25 I'd call that a "jetty".
Emil needs a vacation... to a beach with a boardwalk... so he can restock on sand. Lukas might fit in the luggage.
I spend Money on a Harder and Steenbeck Evolution Squidmar 2024 Black Edition and it just arrived in the Mail. I am so hyped. Also it is just stunning and so nice to handle. Am so happy :)))
Soooo excited
I can add that very good advice if you are going to buy Citadel colors and live near a Warhammer store, then you can buy 10 colors and then you get the most expensive of them. But unfortunately this only applies to purchases in their physical stores. Another good tip is that you can very often find grass and the like at significantly better prices in stores for model railways and they also have other consumables, such as paint.
Ironically enough I just visited a modelling store for ww2 vehicles and trains. They have SO MUCH stuff and it's so cheap. Tools, static grass, bushes, paints, and let's not forget the washes. Aall at a reasonable price. A rust wash for £2.50 and the dude was kind enough to prepare samples lmao
awesome idea and i loved that you actually did not recommend your own product, thats just unimaginable these days, actually getting advice instead of jsut getting advertisement. really appreciate it
i still use that same type of super after 20 years, works the best, and activator is super useful to have a round. I gave up on generic plastic glue a long time ago
another really nice thing for basing assuming you are just interesting in making a simple ground texture are vallejo texture pastes, they are WAYYYY cheaper than the citadel ones they come in huge amounts, and are great for dry brushing, adding pigments etc
I got a bunch of sand from a local playground, used a fine sieve to get it nice and fine, then i put it in the oven for about half an hour to kill any grossness
I would only add one thing, a cheap clear varnish for protection of your epic paint job!
HOOOOOLD UP! IF we all start taking coffee stirers from the shop then there will be no more left for anybody.
Let them stir with their fingers.
Their beverages are temporary, our minis are eternal.
I bought a box of coffee stirrers on Amazon for like 15 bucks, came with literally like a thousand at least. If i ever need to buy coffee stirrers again I'll be amazed
@@ZachIzBeast thats too expensive... Emil is right just go steal them.
@armoredjoey4122 you know what if that's too much then fair enough, by all means
@@ZachIzBeast I mean nothing said by me was meant to be taken seriously. all for laughs. People are going to do whatever they feel like anyway.
for coffee stir sticks another option if your willing to fork over a whole dollar is dollar stores you can get packages of 100 or more for a dollar
i know this cause i am coming from a D&D background and alot of my terrain and doors and map pieces were made with these
Genuinely, you don't even need a sponge for a homemade wet palette. I used a few layers of wet paper towel for a long while, and I still like it better than the sponges in some wet palettes I've tried in the years since.
Great Vid, as always. Thanks Guys. I thought it was funny that it's all about how to START in miniature painting, but the basing materials section is for more advanced modellers. I glued sand and painted in browns and greens for the first 10 years of the hobby :)
The word you were looking for was jetty or dock. Fishermen can call it a peg, but that's because they call any specific space they fish at a peg, including just a plaque with a number next to a canal, lake or river.
You also have to figure in shipping for each and every item, or at least the stuff you can't buy at your local supermarket :)
"Oh my gawld" You really ARE funny!!
This video is great even for an avid painter and modeler as it gives us alternatives to use if we go out to a store or a convention to not bring our more expensive equipment with us. And I can’t wait to get my squigmar evolution black that’s in transit now in the US.
I always toyed around with the idea of getting into painting minis but needing spray paints, compressors and air brushes were just big turn-offs for me. I don't really have a place where I can do a whole lot of spray-based painting.
GSW did refresh their line of paints recently. It could be worth a shot to test them. Also, l am not a fan of redgrass games wet pallet, I think the exemplar is better and keeps the paint usable for longer when spread thin, so you dont have that intermittent drying on the pallet paper and having to remix paint as often. Nothing wrong with getting a ~$100 airbrush first. They can be resold if the hobby falls through and instantly and make the painting process more enjoyable once you figure out the quirks. Brush painting is a slog to do when you can just blast a ton of stuff with air.
Great video, thanks for all of the info! Just a heads up, that black matte rustoleum paint is not matte whatsoever. It’s at minimum, semi-gloss and will not take standard acrylic paint easily. Your paint will bead up and not go down in an even layer. Unfortunately I bought 4 cans off of Amazon and didn’t try them out until after the return window was already up, so after I prime my models I have to go back over the primer with a matte clear spray so that they’re usable.
The best basing purchase I made was a literal sandbag from Lowe's. It came filled with different sized sand so I just sifted all the fine stuff out. So now I have a box full of small rocks and a bucket of sand.
If you live close to the sea, just take a bag and fill up from the beach.. take it home, sift to get rid of any garbage or undesirables.. if youa re lucky you will get shells and small rocks..
Sure Lowe's may be easier, but never overlook what you can get for free..
You know how I got my water pot? Yogurt, the big one.
Random question you may not be able to answer : in your background i often see massive paint racks, like the ones in game stores, I'd love to get my hands on something like that for my own painting space, but i've not been able to find where to get them
We got them directly from the paint brand
What else do you need with an airbrush? Some kind of mask, ventillation, etc?
Just bought an Artis opus brush, and wow, after the synthetic brushes just hits different... 100 worth.
I made A list of my own including the minis and green stuff and total cost came to be about $170
Love my Rosemary and Co brushes, big recommend
“Are you a Goddamn thief now Emil?” 😅😂
Was that Lukas getting revenge for no cookies in the wet palette section 🤣🤣🤣
Any news on the infinity airbrush? I’m super excited and saving my $$.
Yes, hopefully it's done in 2 mo
Interesting, but I'd say is waaay more important to spend your money in a good desk lamp rather than an airbrush. You can paint perfectly fine without airbrush, a good light is a game changer.
As a really cheap alternative to pigments you can buy some chalk pastels.
2:50 I could never get Rustoleum to dry properly and switched to the obscene $25 a can citadel primer. Maybe I need to try again...
A money saving tip, don't buy the paint "sets" well starting out either, unless you know you'll use them all, just buy the individual paints you know you'll actually use
I made that mistake and I still have half the paints from the set I've never touched 💀
You are not entirely wrong, but i think you are not entirely right either. You can get paints + tools sets (both 40k and AoS) for roughly 30-40$ and while the selection of coulours isn't the greatest you get few decent paints, very usable wash and texture paste on the top. Add about 15$ for whatever set of three synthetic brushes. Make wet pallete from your home supplies (paper towels are fine if you don't have a sponge) and you are set. Buy any models you like and glue to put them together for rest of the money. That is how i started and it gives you very decent perspective if this hobby is for you or not.
Sure, when you are building an actual army, you want that spray-can primer, basing tufts and maybe even the airbrush. But for first couple of models it is really not that important.
Nice, thanks.
Spend that $10 on Tamiya extra thin and save the super glue for basing.
Rustoleum is good to go in Australia too
The only thing I would change is the glue. I much prefer the Tamiya cement with the brush in the jar.
Great Job! Way to Stuart the hobby.
When I was a beginner I used whatever was lying around. I wish I would’ve just bought the better more expensive tools at the jump. It’s made me a faster, more precise, and better painter with them. It was spendy, but it cut my time in half, and I value my time more than anything.
You forgot a filler/milliput/green stuff....ooooor a cheat with the products you have already spue glue 🤘
Colour Forge offer a good range of spray cans
Well... I guess i m a good student : i have almost all of those. Exept the grasse. Hardest thing to get : time to paint !
Any chance you will be doing Amazon Australian links anytime soon?
omg this is so useful
Do you guys have any videos for beginners on how to paint?
Why would you recommend superglue for plastic miniatures?
I wouldn't start with Kolinsky brushes as a beginner. When you have painted for some time and have some knowledge about proper brush care, then sure.
When you start miniature painting and haven't really painted anything else before you will pretty sure mess up some brushes. With cheap brushes no problem, with kolinsky and similar brands it hurts a lot more.
Just as a fellow hobbyist fyi: I've been having mostly positive experiences with Greenstuffworld paints personally, and they also just had a rework of their formula, basically making the same improvements as Army Painter just without the publicity campaign. And at the same pricepoint as before, **cough cough** unlike Army Painter. Not fanboying for GSW, they definitely have their shortcomings, and i intend to try both ranges thoroughly, just felt it was a tad unfair to dismiss them wholecloth... kbai 👍
Are we using superglue because its just cheaper than plastic glue?
It works with all type models no matter material :)
I have found some cheap paint brushes at hobby lobby before and they have sales so you can get more off also (if there is one by you I guess)
Wonder if Temu has good air brush lol
Roubloff are fantastic brushes. I have all brushes money could buy, my favorites are Raphael 8404 size 2. BUT roubloff have "almost" the same quality with a fraction of their price! I could not recommend their kolinsky brushes more.
Another great video!
Cool as always 👍
Annnd you get a sponge for free, with every purchase you make. I would rather recomend to make a airbrush workshop or something like that. The problem with cheap airbrush and compesor is that they can make your work unnescecery difficult, witch may lead preatty fast to a replacemant.
Squidmar, Ive seen you and other pro level painters working with a program that they can upload pictures of the model they are working on so they can roughly sketch in color to choose a paint scheme. Do you have a video covering this yet? I have also seen you using it to break down other artist work.
Was hoping Google, or Microsoft had a cheap or free app or software I could use this.
Unfortunately I'm a Photoshop nerd. It costs money but I've been using it since I was 13. Difficult to teach an old dog to sit.
hey i also want to start in this hobby so what would you recommend as a mini to start on ?
If you go to a Warhammer store they'll give you a Mini for free and show you how to paint it.
"How to start painting Ultramarines".
Do you have an amazon link/s for a good starter airbrush + compressor?
Ville bara säga att jag fick airbrushen igår. Jäkla najs den e. Bara testat lite på test papper. Och plockat isär den. Köpte vanliga squidmar
What I wish I would have known: If you are in it for the game, choose a different war game.
Quick question before diving into the video! Do you guys have any set of instructions for your H&S airbrush? I just got my evolution black edition but haven't teawked it at all because I'm not sure what each component does. Thanks!
You shouldn't have to tweak it! Harder and Steenbeck have a ton of detailed guides on the brushes on their yt, you can also check our ultimate guide video
Instead of an airbrush you should pay Lucas.
I would not use Superglue on plastic miniatures. Plastic cement is much better.
Started to laugh at the 8 minuet mark where they suggest to get Citadel or Vallejo model colour paint but holding game colour. it is such a dumb thing to notice.
Even though they are cheap, I wouldn’t recommend an airbrush and, quote on quote, “a shitty compressor”. Save that money and save up some more and buy a decent compressor and airbrush one or two months later instead. And with decent I’m talking maybe 80-100$ for the airbrush and 70-90$ for the compressor. That stuff will last you a lifetime, the 20$ for an TEMU airbrush and compressor will (very) sion need to be replaced.
If you can afford it - absolutely!
How many mums are now asking where their Tupperware has disappeared to??? 😮😂😂😂🇬🇧🌈♥️👍
cool video, a bit late in my case, but still a cool video.
bigbrain smart... lol
I feel like I've been seeing a lot more tools videos do those actually perform well I'm sure there's some audience for it I guess
So when are we going to see a ‘Squid Approved’ starter kit?
Would be cool
Lose the tufts, buy a roll of jute twine from the dollar tree and cut your own to any length you need.
i cut the bottom off a plastic water bottle for my water jug super cheap and reusable
But why superglue for plastic? Honestly super glue even with activator is a very bad advice for those that are just startling. Don't get me wrong it is a great tool to have but not instead of normal plastic glue. Also airbrush isn't really needed at the beginning, a dry brush is all you need. Learn the basics then move up and go for airbrush.
Bought a wet pellet for 6,50 on aliexpress 🙈🙈
win
Oh gsw paints are awesome...you get stuff which make it very easy to blend and it doesen't cost a kidney 😂 you Just need to get use to it
Why is Squidmar using USD and not the Euro? I thought he was from Denmark or such???
I 3d printed my wet palette
Ni är fantastiska!
Build a Gundam model kit plz!
Well Squidmar's website is currently flagged PRIVATE so I can't look at it.
Should be up and running now
The question now is, are there so many glue manufacturers or do you have so few underwear?
Second one
Personally I would recommend Rosemary & Co Kolinsky brushes over Raphael or Windsor & Newton. Always found them to give a much better result for the price point!
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Hey your website is currently set to private... Is this on purpose 😅?
A bug, is up and running now :)
A good alternative to a coffee mug is an old jam jar. Much easier to see when the water needs changing, and much less likely to accidentally drink.
Sounds like the drinking accident comes from experience 😂
@@britzolas if you haven't accidentally taken a sip of paint water are you really a miniature painter? The worst is once I accidentally "cleaned" my brush in my expensive whiskey instead of the paint cup...
if you dont have one of those sponge pads for the wet palette, you can just use a couple layers of paper towel as a substitute, you'll just have to replace it everytime you use it
Or a microfiber washcloth. Heck I used sponge bricks for years. And I met a dude who would lay his palette paper on a soaked piece of cardboard, definitely single use, but it worked for him.
As someone who has been building injection mold plastic gunpla for years, I sincerely have no idea how GW gets away with asking such outrageous prices for their minis.
It's our fault, we keep paying the ridiculous prices. Hopefully the growing 3d printed market will force them to make some changes. Doubt it though. They'll go down with to the ship before they slash prices
Elitism. I know dudes who feel superior when they buy GW minis, compared to others who buy other brands or print their own stuff. And their painting skills also suck in comparison with the others.
They get away with it because in order to play the game in GW tournies or even warhammer shops etc, you HAVE to use their models.
GW has a captive market because you're paying for the game as well as the models.
@@thrrax never ever heard about this. Are you sure? For me it just seems like they like that universe instead of random models. Just like you are fan of a movie or video game eg Zelda, then why would you buy some random stuff. But Yeah painting skills on Warhammer is some of the worst Ive seen but thats because some people just want to play so they dip the minis in 3 different paints and they are done
@@VanDiemensLander good luck detecting 3D-printed models in a painted army :). From my experience it's not as much tournament factor as that non-original models can be more difficult to assemble and paint for a beginner. Resin sometimes behaves funny with regular glue for example and large models often come warped and require adjustment before assembly. Also newcomers mostly have no knowledge of the alternatives. That helps GW to keep their ridiculous prices.
I'd have started to worry about Emil's health if the video had lasted longer 😂
LOL THIS!
Products: $100. Brain damage: Free!
A good alternative idea is the "everyday carry" of painting for you/other painters in the hobby. We all have a massive range of paints, brushes and tools. But which are the defaults that we always reach for? Paints might change, but what are the things that you use on every project.
You forgot a Drybrush, Brush, because for like a Necron Army Drybrushing is literally demanding and i love it on biger modells for metall. For basing Buy freakin Bird sand! it has little Chalk in there and you get the 5kg package for 2 Dollars, then glue it on the base let it dry it gets hard like crazy than you paint it with cheap Acrilic Paint from a dollar shop and then drybrush it. I doo all my bases like this and then add kork, static gras tuffts and stuff( mostly is do kork before)
Just use a small make up brush for a drybrush. Dirt cheap and tough. Agree with you on the bird sand or if you want really fine texture, chinchilla dust.
Its baffling to me that this is a "do this when you start" video and they are already suggesting using Sable brushes, and buying citadel paints..
also they waste 20th of the budget on tools and primer..
I spent £8 on 30 size 00 brushes.. sure theya rent great.. but only 2 have lost the tip and i am using it until they break..
@@MarkOfTzeentch If the objective was purely to save cash, why the hell are we in this hobby?! I get your point but you have to admit that using a quality brush for detail work does make a difference. Same with decent primers. It saves so much heartache further down the process that it’s worth investing in a decent brand from the start.
Yes.. i agree it helps massively.. however, I wouldnt tell a beginner trying to get into the hobby "oh btw buy this £10 brush, make sure you treat it right, or else the only thing it'll be good for is drybrushing or terrain..
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